...Takeshi Yamasaki dropped by Kleenex Stadium with a suntan and about 5kg lighter (from 111kg to 106kg). It marked the first time Yamasaki worked out at Kleenex Stadium this year -- he had been working out in Hawaii with Chicago Cub Kosuke Fukudome.

Yamasaki told reporters that he did a lot of walking and running (more than 20km a day) to help shed the weight.

...Juan Morilloarrived in Japan on Wednesday. He missed a connecting flight out of Tokyo to Sendai and had to use other modes of transportation. Morillo's total trip ended up taking 29 hours.

Tetsuya Yamaguchi, Shugo Fujii, Tetsuya Utsumi, and three other pitchers held bullpen sessions and fielders took indoor BP.

Utsumi tossed 27 pitches, including some off-speed pitches, during his bullpen session.

...A number of younger players, including Daisuke Nakai, Daijiro Tanaka, Tomoya Inzen, and Toru Murata (from a previous post) worked out at Giants Stadium in Kawasaki City. Their workouts included playing catch, taking grounders, and indoor BP.